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April 2019

April 02, 2019

Is Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador the “Moral Shakedown Artist of Mexico City”? Or is He Right?

Post by Nathan Rinne +++ The following is a bit long. In order to facilitate...

February 2019

February 22, 2019

Does God Expect Rulers Today to “Kiss the Son, Lest He Be Angry”?

Post by Nathan Rinne +++ Therefore, you kings, be wise; be warned, you rulers of...

January 2019

January 24, 2019

On the Evils of Abortion and the New NY State Law

On today's program I discussed the passing of a recent law in NY state which...

July 2017

July 11, 2017

Without Tradition as Truth, the West – and the Rest – Cannot Be Saved

Post by Nathan Rinne This past week, responding to the President’s well-received speech in Poland,...

March 2017

March 31, 2017

The Christian and Nationalism: Examining Bonhoeffer’s Anti-Nazi “Bethel Confession”

Post by Nathan Rinne God brings His Kingdom in Jesus Christ, so what is...

February 2017

February 17, 2017

Want to Save Free Speech? Listen to Rod Dreher, Jordan Cooper, Issues ETC., etc…

Post by Nathan Rinne Popular libertarian You Tuber Stefan Molyneux argues with all his rhetorical...

November 2016

November 30, 2016

Responsibilities of the Christian Prince According to Augustine, Luther, and America

This lecture was presented at the 2016 Just and Sinner Conference from Rev. Dr. Eric...

November 16, 2016

Two Cities, Two Kingdoms: Augustine and Luther on Church and State

On today's program, I played a lecture by Eric Phillips titled "Two Cities, Two Kingdoms:...

November 09, 2016

All Conference Videos Are Now Available

All of the videos from the 2016 Just and Sinner conference on Christ, Culture, and...

November 04, 2016

The Doctrine of Two Kingdoms as a Paradigm for Criticism

Gene Veith presented two talks at our 2016 Just and Sinner Conference on Christ, Culture,...

November 01, 2016

A Critique of Escondido Two Kingdom Theology

This is my opening lecture from the 2016 Just and Sinner Christ, Culture, and the...

October 2016

October 29, 2016

The Redemption of Creation in a Two Kingdom Context

This is a breakout session from the 2016 Just and Sinner Conference. In this discussion,...

September 2016

September 20, 2016

Embracing Identity Politics: Why I Am Now a Liberal Christian Nationalist

The Lord is king forever and ever; the nations perish from his land. – Psalm...

September 10, 2016

Christ, Culture, and the Two Kingdoms Conference

This October, we will be hosting our second annual Just and Sinner Conference on the...

July 2016

July 26, 2016

No, Lutherans are not Myopically Focused on Individual Salvation

It's a criticism that I hear often, especially from Confessionally Reformed believers: "all you Lutherans...

March 2016

March 02, 2016

What Does the Rise of Trump have to do with Science and Christianity?

Post by Nathan Rinne (who, I re-iterate, is only speaking for himself on this blog)...

January 2016

January 19, 2016

How to Change the Culture

On today's podcast, I discuss the two kingdoms, and ways in which Christians can initiate...

September 2015

September 28, 2015

Jesus and Banned Books Week

Post by Nathan Rinne Yes –me talking about Banned Books Week again. As a librarian,...

September 24, 2015

What Should Christians Make of “Banned Books Week”?

Post by Nathan Rinne (update: also see my follow-up piece, Jesus and Banned Books Week)...

July 2015

July 14, 2015

“Ad Fontes” Benedict Option!: From the World to the Word

Post by Nathan Rinne Rod Dreher is one of my favorite columnists. I consider his...

May 2015

May 07, 2015

VanDrunen is Wrong About the Cultural Mandate

It has been my contention for some time that the so-called "Escondido theology" is not...

March 2015

March 27, 2015

A Helpful Chart on the Two Kingdoms

Rev. Kyle Dillon, a pastor in the Presbyterian Church in America, made this very helpful...

March 10, 2015

Two Kingdoms and Theonomy

On today's program, I continued my discussion of Theonomy. I addressed several of the criticisms...

March 09, 2015

The Two Kingdoms are Not the Church and the State

Lutherans are known for their distinctions: law and gospel, sin and grace, saint and sinner,...

March 07, 2015

Were the Early Lutherans Theonomists?

A few people have pointed me to a post in which it is argued that...

December 2014

December 16, 2014

Blessed Martin Luther: "The person who can rightly divide Law and Gospel has reason to thank God."

From Martin Luther's Commentary on the Epistle to the Galatians (1535), trans. Theodore Graebner (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan Publishing...

July 2014

July 09, 2014

Three Realms, Two Kingdoms, and a Partridge in a Pear Tree

Uh oh... There's not actually a post here. Bait Now you know why I'm the...

June 2014

June 03, 2014

Properly Understanding the Two Kingdoms

Lutheran hour ministries has recently put a series of videos on the distinction between church and state...

June 03, 2014

Lutheran Two Kingdom Theology is not Escondido Theology

The blogosphere is full of discussions of two-kingdom theology and neo-Calvinism. Especially with the publication...